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Bernie Sanders was inaugurated as the 37th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, on April 6, 1981, after defeating incumbent Democratic Mayor Gordon Paquette. [3] [4] Sanders was the first socialist mayor in New England since Jasper McLevy, who served as mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, during the 1940s and 1950s. [5]
The 1981 Burlington mayoral election was held March 3, 1981.Bernie Sanders, who ran as an independent candidate, defeated incumbent Democratic Mayor Gordon Paquette, who was seeking a sixth term as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and Richard Bove.
During his second reelection as mayor of Burlington, Vermont in 1983 he doubled voter turnout in 1983. 3. Burlington became the first city in the U.S. to fund community-trust housing under Sanders ...
U.S Sen. Bernie Sanders gives an acceptance speech at the Vermont Democrat Party's election night party at Higher Ground in South Burlington on Nov. 5, 2024.
Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the senior United States senator from Vermont.He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, but maintains a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and sought the party's presidential nomination ...
Police in Vermont are seeking a suspect who allegedly started a fire Friday outside the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. Earlier in the day, the Burlington Fire Department said it responded to ...
The 1983 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election was held March 1, 1983. [1] Incumbent Mayor Bernie Sanders won with 52.12% of the popular vote against Democratic nominee Judith Stephany and Republican nominee James Gilson.
Key things to know about independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is expected to enter the 2016 Democratic presidential campaign on Thursday.